Carris
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Carris (Lisbon Tramways Company) is a public transport
ation company in Lisbon
, Portugal
. Carris operates Lisbon's bus
es, tram
s, and funicular
s. It does not operate the Lisbon Metro
. Carris was founded September 18, 1872. A total of 234.4 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2008.
As of Dec. 31, 2008, Carris employs 2,766 individuals, of whom 1,692 are bus drivers and 163 operate trams. The company operates 745 buses, 57 trams, 3 funiculars, and 1 elevator
(the Santa Justa lift
).
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
ation company in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Carris operates Lisbon's bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es, tram
Trams in Lisbon
The Lisbon tramway network serves the municipality of Lisbon, capital city of Portugal. In operation since 1873, it presently comprises five urban lines, and is primarily a tourist attraction.-History:...
s, and funicular
Funicular
A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...
s. It does not operate the Lisbon Metro
Lisbon Metro
The Lisbon Metro is the metro system of Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first subway system in Portugal.As of 2011, the four Lisbon subway lines total about in length and comprise 52 stations.- History :- Idea :...
. Carris was founded September 18, 1872. A total of 234.4 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2008.
As of Dec. 31, 2008, Carris employs 2,766 individuals, of whom 1,692 are bus drivers and 163 operate trams. The company operates 745 buses, 57 trams, 3 funiculars, and 1 elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
(the Santa Justa lift
Santa Justa Lift
The Santa Justa Lift , also called Carmo Lift , is a elevator/lift in civil parish of Santa Justa, in the historical city of Lisbon, situated at the end of Rua de Santa Justa...
).